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12/21/2020 11:55:00 AM | General
Happy Holidays from Alabama Athletics
From all of us here in Alabama Athletics, we hope you have a safe and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. We're thankful to have you as part of the Crimson Tide and wish you all the joys of the season and happiness throughout the coming year.
SEC Champions; College Football Playoff Bound
Congratulations to our football team for winning its 28th Southeastern Conference championship with the 52-46 victory over Florida on Saturday. It's been a challenging season, to say the least, and we are so proud of everyone involved and thankful for the great leadership we had to get to this point. Next up, we head to Arlington, Texas as the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff, which was relocated from Pasadena, Calif. We will face No. 4 Notre Dame in AT&T Stadium on Friday, Jan. 1 at 3 p.m. CT.
Ticket Information for College Football Playoff
A limited number of tickets will be available for TIDE PRIDE members to purchase for the College Football Playoff. TIDE PRIDE members have until 5 p.m. CT on Tuesday, December 22, to submit requests for both the Semifinal and Championship games. Please keep in mind that ticket requests are not guaranteed and will be fulfilled by Tide Totals priority points. Fulfillment emails for the Semifinal will be sent on Wednesday, December 23. Fulfillment emails for the National Championship will be sent on Monday, December 28. All postseason tickets will be issued via mobile delivery for use on your smartphone.
Men's Basketball Hosts ETSU on Tuesday
A limited number of tickets remain for Tuesday's game against ETSU, which tips at 6:30 p.m. in Coleman Coliseum. This will be the team's final game before breaking for the holidays and last non-conference game before beginning the SEC slate on Tuesday, Dec. 29.
Women's Basketball Finishes Non-Conference Schedule Undefeated
Our women's basketball team wrapped up its non-conference schedule on Saturday and finished that portion of its season at 7-0. Great job by our team, led by its trio of seniors in Ariyah Copeland, Jordan Lewis and Jasmine Walker. Tickets are on currently on sale for the SEC home opener on Monday, Jan. 4 against South Carolina.
Crimson Tide Graduates
In the midst of a very busy December, 30 members of the Crimson Tide fulfilled our ultimate goal for all of our student-athletes when they earned their degrees during commencement weekend. Among this month's graduates were 10 members of the football team who stepped off the plane after a win at Arkansas and went straight to the Coliseum, finishing off a long day, well spent, by putting on their caps and gowns and receiving their diplomas. Congratulations to all our graduates. We are excited to see where your next chapters take you.
Alabama Athletics and Project Angel Tree
For the 29th year in a row, our department took part in Project Angel Tree, providing holiday joy and presents to more than 30 children in the West Alabama community. While members of our Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, usually host a party to go along with the gifts, this year they took the celebration virtual, including reading holiday classics and Zoom visit by Santa.
Jon Dever Retires
This month marks the retirement of Jon Dever, who closed out his Crimson Tide career as our Senior Associate Athletics Director for Student Services. Jon joined us in June of 1992 and proceeded to help build one of the nation's premiere academic support programs, one that gave the Crimson Tide one of the very best reputations when it comes to classroom excellence. Leading the nation in Academic All-America honors since 2000 and holding the league record in SEC Scholar-Athletes of the Year are just some of the many, many academic highlights that came under his watch. We thank him for all he has done for so many for so long, and we wish Jon and his wife Joellen the best.
Year-End Giving
Have you finalized your year-end giving plans? The Crimson Tide Foundation (CTF) staff is here to assist you with year-end giving or answer any questions about making a contribution in support of Alabama Athletics. While The University of Alabama officially closed for Winter Break on December 18, the CTF will be open on Monday, December 28 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and Thursday, December 31 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
You can reach them by phone at 205-348-9727 or email at ctf@ia.ua.edu. You can also find complete year-end giving deadlines and instructions on the CTF website. Remember, you have several options for making your gift including a gift by check, credit card, stock transfer or wire transfer.
Contributions in honor of your favorite Bama fan make a great gift! If you would like to honor a loved one or friend through philanthropic support of the Crimson Tide Scholarship Fund or The Crimson Standard, please include a note on your check or send an email to the Crimson Tide Foundation when making an online contribution to ensure proper recognition.
University Spotlight
There are so many great stories here on campus between our students and our faculty, including these that highlight some of the recent graduates from the ceremony on Dec. 12. Congratulations to all of those that earned their degrees!
#RollTideFriday
This week's #RollTideFriday pics are fitting for the winter season. We've got one from Cody Kirkpatrick in Southern Indiana and another from Henry Nunnelley in Norway.
Cody Kirkpatrick
Henry Nunnelley
Remember to use the hashtag #RollTideFriday in your social posts and tweet your photos to me at @Greg_Byrne. We will select two photos to feature in each blog and add even more to our #RollTideFriday Fan Hub. Let's keep these great photos coming!
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